Fire hose winder

Abstract

A device for winding a flattened firefighting hose which has a T-bar of a handle and an abutted and welded shaft normally disposed to the handle. The shaft on its second end is recessed into a junction box on the opposite end of the shaft from the handle and welded into position. The junction box has a pair of preferably recessed spaced prongs emanating from the opposite face of the junction box. These prongs are also spaced apart and are of equal length. Stainless steel construction is preferred. All members are perfectly formed of round tubing though square tubing may be utilized and in either case should be preferably about ¾″ in diameter.

I claim:  
     
       1. A device for the winding of fire hoses, which device comprises a T-bar, formed of a handle and a shaft wherein the shaft's first end is disposed at the midpoint of the handle normal thereto; the second end of the shaft being connected to a first face of a junction box; 
       a pair of spaced prongs disposed from an opposite second face of said junction box in a direction away from said shaft and parallel thereto, each prong being spaced outwardly from said shaft.  
     
     
       2. The device of  claim 1  wherein the shaft is formed of two telescoping and releaseable lockable members. 
     
     
       3. A device for the winding of fire hoses which device comprises: a T-bar formed of a handle and a shaft, wherein a first end of the shaft is welded to about the midpoint of the handle; 
       a junction box, generally cylindrical in shape, having a proximal face and a distal face has the shaft's second end welded to the proximal face thereof; and  
       a pair of spaced prongs are welded to the distal face of the junction box and extend away from said shaft and parallel thereto, each prong being spaced outwardly from said shaft.  
     
     
       4. The device of  claim 3 , wherein the shaft is round and recessed into the proximal face and welded thereto. 
     
     
       5. The device in  claim 3 , wherein the spaced prongs are round and recessed up into the distal face of the junction box and welded thereto. 
     
     
       6. The device of  claim 3  wherein the shaft is disposed about ½″ into a bore in the proximal face of the junction box and the prongs are disposed up about ½″ into a pair of spaced bores in the distal face of the junction box. 
     
     
       7. The device of  claim 6 , wherein the device is made entirely of stainless steel. 
     
     
       8. The device of  claim 7  wherein the total elevation from the top of the handle the end of the prongs is about 36¾ inches. 
     
     
       9. The device of  claim 6  wherein the T-bar is formed of ¾″ diameter tubing and the prongs are ½″ diameter tubing. 
     
     
       10. The device of  claim 6  wherein the shaft is formed of two telescoping and releaseable lockable members. 
     
     
       11. The device of  claim 10  wherein the elevation of the device when the shaft's two members are nested together is about 18 inches. 
     
     
       12. The device of  claim 3  wherein the device is made entirely of stainless steel. 
     
     
       13. A device for the winding of fire hoses, which device comprises a T-bar, formed of a handle and a shaft wherein the shaft is formed of two telescoping and releaseable lockable members, of substantially equal elevation. 
     
     
       14. A device for the winding of fire hoses T-bar formed of an elongated handle and a round shaft, wherein the shaft is formed of two telescoping and releaseable lockable members, an outer round tube and an inner tube, and wherein a detented V-spring spring locking mechanism is disposed within the inner tube. 
     
     
       15. The device of  claim 14  wherein the device is made entirely of stainless steel. 
     
     
       16. The device of  claim 14  wherein the elevation of the device when the two tubes are telescoped together is about 18 inches. 
     
     
       17. A device for the winding of fire hoses, which device comprises a T-bar formed of a handle having an elongation of about eighteen inches and a round shaft; 
       wherein the shaft's first end is disposed at the midpoint of the handle normal thereto, and the second end of the shaft being connected into a first face of a junction box; and  
       a pair of spaced round prongs disposed from an opposite second face of said junction box in a direction away from said shaft and parallel thereto.  
     
     
       18. The device of  claim 17 , wherein the shaft is formed of two telescoping round tubes that are releasably engageable. 
     
     
       19. The device of  claim 18 , wherein each prong being spaced outwardly from said shaft.